"That sword is definitely Shusui!"
Ryuma stepped forward, kicking Hogback, who was completely unprepared, far away.
"Huh? Could it be that Ryuma's strength is this great?"
Ryuma was astonished. He subconsciously looked at his feet.
Since he had now inherited the physical abilities of the ancient sword master Ryuma, it was only natural that he could kick him so far.
This black blade Shusui, in the hands of "Zoro," was no different. It was no wonder. It could only be said that Zoro's own strength was not yet up to par, so he couldn't unleash the true power of the black blade Shusui!
"Grave robber!"
Absalom pointed at Ryuma and said, "Hmph... A grave robber dares to come and steal the sword? Judging by your appearance, you're from Wano Country, aren't you?"
Ryuma didn't say a word. He slowly walked to Hogback's side and swung his sword.
Hogback was cut in half, red blood staining Ryuma's blade, but it disappeared in an instant.
Even Ryuma was shocked!
He was just an ordinary swordsman now, but... he could actually kill Hogback with one strike!
"You... who are you?" Absalom was an extremely calm person. Seeing this, he was filled with fear and backed away step by step.
"I am Ryuma, the sword master of Wano Country. Those who offend Wano Country, no matter how far they are, will be punished!" Ryuma said in a powerful voice!
Absalom was horrified: "Impossible... Ryuma has been dead for hundreds or even thousands of years. How could it be you, a young man?"
"Who said I died? I was just sleeping in the coffin... That's right, it's because of you outsiders that you woke me up." Ryuma said calmly.
Ryuma had never seen this guy before, but he knew that the Transparency Fruit he had eaten was a potentially powerful fruit. If it was properly developed, his combat strength wouldn't be weak. If it was developed well, it would at least become a top-notch assassin!
But unfortunately, Absalom was a pervert. His greatest development of the fruit was to use it to peep at women. He hadn't developed it at all.
Even so, Absalom's combat strength was still formidable. Ryuma felt that with his current strength, he was definitely no match!
"Hmph... Playing tricks, if you are really Ryuma, why don't you drive Kaido out of Wano Country?" Absalom said mockingly.
"You're really good at talking. I just woke up, okay? I'll cut Kaido into eight pieces soon!" Ryuma roared. "Alright, I'll give you a chance. Get back on your ship, or don't blame me for not warning you."
Hearing this, Absalom broke out in a cold sweat!
Ryuma's reputation in ancient times was very high. It was like the current Great Sword Master Mihawk. His strength was unknown.
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving." Absalom said, swallowing his saliva. He glanced at Hogback's corpse. This time, he really got nothing but trouble.
"Ding-dong, the system kindly reminds you that killing him will grant you a Devil Fruit."
The system's voice echoed in Ryuma's mind.
"What? I can eat Devil Fruits?" Ryuma was stunned.
"Yes, host. After you kill your enemy, you can obtain the Devil Fruit that your enemy ate. Devil Fruits are divided into four ordinary levels: A, B, C, and D, and super levels above S. Two fruits of the same level can be fused."
As he spoke, Ryuma's smile gradually became perverted.
"What level is the Suke Suke no Mi?"
"Ding-dong, Suke Suke no Mi, Logia type, B level, can be fused."
"Good!"
Ryuma readily agreed. Looking at Absalom, who was leaving in a state of disarray, he smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry then."
"Hyakuryu Senzan!"
Ryuma roared, the black blade Shusui's blade turned slightly, and in the next instant, it slashed out a fierce attack!
The sword energy released by the slash, in the air, was like a dragon's roar, cutting Absalom in half!
"This..."
Absalom's pupils contracted. He wanted to speak, but he couldn't. The Ryumazuka was filled with blood.
After the slash, a dragon's roar and dragon's breath came out of Absalom's body, blasting him apart into fragments.
Perhaps the ancient sword master Ryuma would follow the Bushido code, but the current Ryuma wouldn't.
Besides, as for the Bushido code, even if he didn't follow it, who could do anything to him?
"Ding-dong, congratulations, host, you have obtained the B level fruit: Suke Suke no Mi!"
"So, I need to get another B level fruit to fuse it, right?" Ryuma confirmed again.
"Ding-dong, yes, host. You can also choose to swallow it directly."
Ryuma nodded slightly. "Then how many fruit abilities can I get in total?"
"Ding-dong, host, you can obtain five fruit abilities. If you have already obtained five abilities, you can choose to replace one ability with the subsequent Devil Fruits you obtain, but the Devil Fruits you have already consumed cannot be used again."
"So that's how it is..." Ryuma mumbled.
No wonder.
He thought to himself, anyway, he was a swordsman. He didn't need to eat Devil Fruits for the time being, and his strength was also considerable. The Suke Suke no Mi was useless to him for now. It was better to keep it as a resource.
Ryuma looked down at the black blade Shusui in his hand and murmured, "Old friend... this time, you're the only one with me."
In Ryuma's memory, he had many friends—of course, that was in the past. Now, only the black blade Shusui was with him.
Ryuma thought to himself, if he wanted to make a comeback, he had to defeat Kaido first, defeat Orochi, and become the pillar of the entire Wano Country.
In the world of pirates, whether it was the Yonko or the Shichibukai, their strength was constantly evolving. This was decades or even hundreds of years before the main story of One Piece. Kaido's strength shouldn't have reached that level yet!
Because he had been in the dark for a long time, his eyes were extremely uncomfortable when he saw the light. He covered his eyes with one hand.
After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Huh?"
But when he opened his eyes, there were countless samurai outside!
Some of them held samurai swords, some held lanterns, which were not lit, and on the lanterns were written the words "Duty."
"You dare, grave robber, you stole the black blade Shusui!"
He ignored the samurai and looked up.
The Devil's Triangle ship was still on the sea. It seemed that Gekko Moria was still waiting for his two executives.
It was understandable. Gekko Moria's personality was to like to rely on external forces, such as shadows, subordinates, zombie armies, etc...
Absalom and Hogback were indispensable to Gekko Moria.
"Swoosh!"
A samurai sword pressed against Ryuma's neck!
The Wano Country samurai frowned and said, "Grave robber, can't you hear us? Put down the black blade Shusui!"
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